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Iola M. Williams (1936 – 2019) was an American politician, public official, civil rights activist and museum executive. In 1979, Williams became the first African-American to join the San Jose City Council, an office she held from her appointment in 1979 until her retirement from council in 1991. During this time, she also served as the Vice Mayor of San Jose, California for two terms. Williams was instrumental in the creation of the African American Military History Museum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as the institution's former executive director.
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It's nice.
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Briefly used by Ida B. Wells (a Black American journalist and activist) as a pen name in the southern United States.
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This was my paternal grandmother's name. It sounds very old-fashioned and southern...not a bad thing!
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Iola is the name of Chet's sister in the 'Hardy Boys' novels.
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Iola Leroy was the main character in the novel of the same name written by Frances Harper. It is about a girl, Iola, who was briefly enslaved just before the Civil War after her father dies and it is revealed her mother is a former slave of mixed race. The novel follows her choice to live as an African American. It is one of the first novels published by an African American woman, and a very good read.
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Iola Morton is Joe Hardy's girlfriend in "The Hardy Boys" mystery series.
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In Wales, pronounced YO-lah.
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In Wales it's used as a female version of Iolo.
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While it is rare today, Iola was actually somewhat common in the early 1900s and was briefly in the top 300. So the label "rare" is misleading. [noted -ed]
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Iola is a very pretty name. It would be a good alternative to Iona, without the dreaded "I own a" jokes.
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A character in the musical Parade is named Iola and they pronounce it "IE-o-la". The musical is set in the south in the early 20th century.
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I think this is a pretty name, either in its own right or as a nickname for Iolanthe. Now that Lola and Isla are climbing the name charts I can't understand why Iola, more refined than Lola in my opinion and prettier than Isla in my opinion, isn't also on the rise.
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Iola was Mama's annoying neighbor on the TV show 'Mama's Family'.
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I tkink Iola is a very pretty name, pronounced the Welsh way, Yo-lah.
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